n.
The larger of two types of spores that give rise to a female gametophyte. Also called macrospore.
megasporic meg'a·spor'ic adj.
megaspore
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte
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 | megagametophyte |
| megaspore mother cell |
| macrospore |
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Mentioned in
- Embryology (developmental biology)
- Reproduction (plant physiology)
- Megaspore mother cell
- Plant evolution
- Megagametogenesis
- Microspore
- Ovule
- Sporocarp (ferns)
- Salvinia
- Gymnosperm
